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Featured Articles
- ASPB Reaffirms Its Commitment to Diversity and InclusionBy: Plantae CommunityFebruary 11, 2025Along with many others, we have done our best to absorb the deluge of executive actions that have taken place over the past few weeks. We recognize read more...
- Embracing Neurodivergence in the Plant Science CommunityBy: Plantae CommunityFebruary 10, 2025Neurodivergence refers to the variations in human neurocognitive functioning, encompassing conditions such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), read more...
- Being a Parent and Future Parent in AcademiaBy: Plantae CommunityFebruary 3, 2025This community blog harbors personal viewpoints on how to navigate parenthood and academia from two perspectives, one a current academic parent and read more...
Education
Plantae Presents – Pathways to Impact: Translating Plant Science Research Into Real-world Applications
By: Plantae CommunityJanuary 31, 2025Plantae Presents – Pathways to Impact: Translating Plant Science Research Into Real-world Applications Featuring MariCarmen Alamar, Anne Runkel read more...Classical Botany in the Shadow of Molecular Science: Why It Still Matters
By: Plantae CommunityJanuary 27, 2025The Decline of Classical Botany Though many of us may recognize the word ‘botany’, we may also associate it with dusty books and 18th century read more...Overcoming a Blank Page: How to Build Healthy Writing Habits
By: Plantae CommunityJanuary 12, 2025Is there anything more daunting than beginning a new writing project and staring at a blank page for days or even weeks? This common challenge often read more...
Careers
Resiliency in Long Research Projects
By: Plantae CommunityJanuary 20, 2025The advancement of scientific knowledge often relies on long-term research efforts, which enable researchers to study multiple factors and thoroughly read more...Maintaining and Keeping Your CV Updated
By: Plantae CommunityDecember 9, 2024Start early and stay prepared Creating a strong curriculum vitae (CV) starts well before you sit down to write it. Your CV should reflect your read more...Does Where You Graduate From Matter?
By: Plantae CommunityNovember 4, 2024How much influence does your alma mater have on your career success? Does attending a prestigious school guarantee a successful career, or is it less read more...
Research Insights
Perspective: How should the advancement of large language models affect the practice of science?
By: Mary WilliamsFebruary 21, 2025Perspective: How should the advancement of large language models affect the practice of science? In this thought-provoking Perspective, four sets of read more...Apoplastic pH acts as a chemical switch in plants by modulating H2O2 redox potential
By: Yee-Shan KuFebruary 21, 2025Environmental stimuli, such as drought and salinity, alter cellular conditions including apoplastic pH (pHApo) in plants. These stimuli often lead to read more...Diversity and genetic basis of hydropatterning in inbred maize lines
By: Mary WilliamsFebruary 21, 2025For more than a hundred years, plant biologists have been fascinated by how plants sense and respond to environments that are spatially and read more...